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Why you should add speaking to your business mix

By Michelle Mazur > April 11, 2017
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You listen to this podcast or read this blog because you’re interested in speaking. You want to be booking more speaking gigs. You want to become a better speaker and improve the experience the audience has with you.   Yet there might be this little niggling feeling that you’re not 100% committed to adding speaking…

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How to Get on Stage to Speak When Everything is Falling Apart

By Michelle Mazur > April 7, 2017
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A terrible fight with your wife. Your kid just got suspended for the eighteenth time from school. And maybe your business… well, that’s not so hot either. Any one of those things is enough to throw us off our game. But what happens when you feel like the world is crashing down around you and…

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5 Lessons from 5 Years of Being a Communication Rebel

By Michelle Mazur > December 20, 2016
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I was on Linkedin, updating my profile and wondering why the heck I was still using LinkedIn… And that’s when I noticed it. Do you see it? 5 YEARS AND 1 MONTH AT COMMUNICATION REBEL!!! What the what? It seems like just yesterday that I started this little blog because of the encouragement of a…

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Yoda or Luke: The Key to Effective Storytelling that Gets You Booked to Speak

By Michelle Mazur > November 16, 2016
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  As a speaker, are you more like Yoda or Luke? Are you more Katniss or Haymitch? Are you more Dumbledore or Harry Potter? Why do I ask? We’ve all heard the advice “Share your soul-stirring story.” Many speaking experts tell you that the  key to building a successful speaking business is your story. You’re…

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How to write a good speech that’s an asset to your business

By Michelle Mazur > November 1, 2016
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When I first start working with my peeps, the rebels that want to learn how to write a good speech, they often start from the same place. Their focus is internal or on “I”—What should I speak about? What should I share about MY experiences? I want you to throw this in the dumpster, along…

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